Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS) opened an office in Forth Worth. The new facility will help set up autonomous freight corridors between Dallas/Forth Worth and El Paso and from Dallas/Fort Worth to Houston.
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"At Volvo Autonomous Solutions, we believe the path to autonomy at scale is through reducing the friction and complications around ownership and operations for customers," says Nils Jaeger, president of VAS. "This is why we have taken the decision to be the single interface to our customers and take full ownership of the elements required for commercial autonomous transport. With the opening of our office in Texas and the start of operational activities, we are building the foundations for a transport solution that will change the way we move goods on highways."
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VAS has started to haul loads for DHL and Uber Freight to test aspects of the autonomous transport solution and establish frameworks and procedures for safe and reliable operations.
"Through our autonomous transport solution, our ambition is to create a new source of industry capacity that will ease some of the burden of the increasing demand for freight while also enabling local drivers to shift into short-haul jobs that will keep them closer to home. This will unlock significant efficiencies in the entire supply chain and benefit everyone in the transportation industry," says Sasko Cuklev, head of on-road solutions.
Volvo's autonomous solution includes hardware, software and services for autonomous transport operations based on a hub-to-hub model.
